Improvement in toy building-blocks



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Toy BuT ing-B s.

Patented Sept. 17, 1, 78.

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UNITED STATES PATENT'OFFIGE- DANIEL E. STONE, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN TOY BUILDING-BLOCKS.

Spezification forming part of Letters Patent No. 208,047, datedSeptember 17, 1878; application filed October 12, 1877.

either by painting the letter or figure on the face, which must be doneby hand with each 7 block, and renders the blocks too expensive forpopular sale, or by pasting a lettered or figured piece of paper on theface of each block, as. shown in Figure 1. This is objectionable, as thepaper is apt to become detached when the blocks are wet, while the levelof the face is destroyed, so that the blocks cannot be properly used inbuilding.

I obviate all these difficulties by first coating the block A, Fig. 2,with varnish, a, and while the latteris in a sticky condition applyingthereto a sheet of paper, 1), upon which the letter or figure hasbeen soprinted as to transfer to the varnished surface, whichis thus ornamentedat a fraction of the expense required for painting by hand, theornamental figure being absorbed or embedded in the film of varnish orcement, so that it cannot be detached without removing the Wood face ofthe block, forming a permanent figured face in various colors, ifdesired, that is absolutely level, as shown in the exaggerated section,Fig. 3.

I am aware that it is common to transfer prints from paper to wood inthe manner above stated, and it is this mode of transfer, whiclrI herebydisclaim, applied in connection with a building-block, which producesthe improved article.

I claim- As a new article of manufacture, an ornamented or letteredbuilding-block having a level face coated with varnish, in which isembedded the ornamented figure or letter, as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses. I

DANIEL E. STONE.

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WILsoN R. STOKES, WILLIAM WArsoN WOOLLEN, Jr.

